Mirabelle

A small golden-yellow plum. The variety is particularly popular in the Alsace/Lorraine areas of Eastern France , where it's used to make jam and the juice is distilled into an 'eau-de-vie' spirit, the best called Mirabelle de Lorraine. See 'Mirabelle de Lorraine'

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